About the Health Equity Strategy and Innovation Division

Minnesota ranks, on average, among the healthiest states in the nation. But the averages alone tell an incomplete story. A closer look at the data reveals that communities of color, American Indians, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities, the disability community, rural communities and low-income communities experience the highest inequities in the state.

The Center for Health Equity, created in 2013 to advance health equity, has grown dramatically in recent years. Recognizing this growth and the center’s role in providing support and technical assistance across the agency, the executive office elevated the center to a division at the Minnesota Department of Health. We are now the Division of Health Equity Strategy and Innovation.

Learn more about our work through our handouts or through our recorded webinar below.

Health equity handouts

Learn more about our mission, core functions and the approaches and values that guide us in our work:
Center for Health Equity: Mission, values, approaches (PDF)
Center for Health Equity: Mission, values, approaches (PDF in black & white)

Explore examples of how we live our mission through our programs, partnerships and grants:
Center for Health Equity: Living our mission (PDF)
Center for Health Equity: Living our mission (PDF in black & white)

Health equity webinar

Center for Health Equity Webinar Slides (PDF)